Pass-book rack.



PATENTED AUG. 18, 1903.

M. J. ROBINSON.

PASS BOOK RACK.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 10, 1902.

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M. J. ROBINSON.

PASS BOOK'RAGK. APPLIO'A'I'ION FILED SEPT. 10, 1902.

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UNITED STATES Patented August 18, 1903.

MILTON J. ROBINSON, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

PASS-BOOK RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 736,879, dated August18, 1903.

Applieation'filed September 10 1902. Serial No. 122,898. (No model.)

1'0 all'w/wm it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILTON J ROBINSON, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State ofColorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pass-BookRacks; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accom-.

. panying drawings, and to the figures of referonce marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in racks especially intended forholding passbooks or small books of account kept by the proprietors ofgrocery and other stores whose patrons are given credit. Customers instores where this rack is intended for use make purchases from day today. An account is kept in these pass-books, and an entry is made forevery purchase, giving the items and showing the total amount of thepurchase, the customer being given a slip showing a duplicate of thestatement. The customers slip is put in the book underneath the leafupon which the entry is made, whereby a carbon copy of the entry isreproduced on the slip. This system necessitates that these books shouldbe so located that they are readily accessible and also that they may bereadily removed and placed in a safe or other suitable depository, sincethey contain the accounts of all credit customers and are therefore veryvaluable to the proprietor of the store.

llly object is to provide a portable rack adapted to fulfil all therequirements in stores using the foregoing or a similar credit system;and to these ends the invention consists of the features, arrangements,and combinations hereinafter described and claimed, all of which will befully understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which isillustrated an embodiment thereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front or side view of my improved rackshown in position for use, being mounted to swing on a stationarysupport. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken through the same on the line2 2, Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section of the device on the line 3 3, Fig. 2.Fig. 4 is an end view of my improved device, shown partly in section andpartly broken away. Fig. 5 is an enlarged'perspective view illustratingone of the plates 8, the central vertical plate 5 being indicated bydotted lines. Fig. 6 is a section taken on the line'6 6, Fig. 5,illustrating how the parts are nested at the ends or showing how theparts 8 overlap each other.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate a suitable plate upon opposite sides ofwhich are attached a series of plates 8, forming receptacles whose sidewalls are inclined outwardly from their lower edge, whereby thereceptacles are nested, so to speak, the upper extremity of any plate 8extending above (see Fig. '6) the lower extremity of the plate nextabove, making the book-receptacles of the rack very compact and givingthe latter great capacity as compared with the space occupied. The loweredges of the plates 8 are bent inwardly, as shown at 8*, and secured tothe opposite sides of the vertical plate by solderin g or otherwise,while their ends 8 are bent inwardly and secured to the oppositevertical edges of the plate. The depth of the receptacles is such thatthe upper portion of each book 9 projects above the upper edge of theinclined wall 8, whereby the customers name is exposed to view. When therack isin use, the books are .for convenience arranged with alphabeticalreference to the names of the customers, as shown in Fig. 1. In largestores, however, a separate rack may be employed for each letter of thealphabet.

It will be understood from what has already been described that the rackmay be lifted from its hinges and placed in a safe or carried to thehome of the proprietor, as may be desired. It will also be readilyunderstood that instead of forming receptacleson both sides of thevertical plate-receptacles may be formed on but one side of the plate,if desired, since the last-named construction is clearly within thescope of the invention. It will be understood, further, that instead ofsupporting the device so that it will swing it may be simply hung uponthe wall or sus-' pended or supported in any other suitable manner,whereby either one or both sides are accessible.

As shown in the drawings, after the ends 8 of the plates 8 are bentinwardly and secured to the edges of the plate 5, as shown in Fig. 6, astrip of metal 10 is applied to the parts 8 exteriorly, whereby thedevice is strengthened and given a finished appearance. Eyes 6 aresecured to the strips 10 and are adapted to engage studs 7, upon whichthe device is hinged and mounted to swing and from which it may bereadily detached by a slight vertical movement. To the lower edge of theplate 5 is applied a trough-shaped part 12, which overlaps the lowermostplates 8 on opposite sides. This also gives additional strength andfinish to the device.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a rack of theclass described, the combination of a vertical plate, inclined plateswhose lower edges are bent inwardly and secured to the surface of thevertical plate, their ends being bent inwardly and secured to the edgesof the vertical plate, the said inclined plates being arranged one aboveanother to form nested receptacles having overlapping, engaging ends.

2. A rack of the class describedcomprising a vertical plate, inclinedplates arranged on opposite sides of the vertical plate and whose loweredges are bent inwardly and secured to the opposite surfaces of thevertical plate, their ends being bent inwardly and secured to theopposite vertical edges of the vertical plate, the said inclined platesbeing arranged one above another to form nested receptacles havingoverlapping engaging ends, metal strips applied to the opposite ends ofsaid rack, and means applied to one of said strips for hinging the rackto a suitable support.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MILTON J. ROBINSON.

Witnesses:

DENA NELSON, A. J. OBRIEN.

